Definition of Continent

one of the seven large masses of land on the Earth

Examples of Continent in a sentence

Each separate continent used to be part of one giant landmass called Pangea.  

Asia is the most populated continent, with over four billion people living there.  

Because it is so cold, Antarctica is the only continent where people do not live fulltime.  

Australia is the only place that is a continent and also a country.  

After flying from one continent to another, the traveler was glad to have left Asia and be back in South America.  

Other words in the Geography category:

Most Searched Words (with Video)